Authors and Illustrators Database

Little Crane (Ojibwe)

Born: 04/14/1874  Harbor Springs, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Died: 05/23/1939
Parents: biological father was John Baptiste Couchois / adopted by John B. Wright and Roseine Wright
Address(es):
Interment:
Lakeview Cemetery
Harbor Springs, MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Scenic Michigan in Verse
- Dedicated to Ransom E. Olds.
Michigan, Poetry Adult Ithaca, Mich. : The Gratiot County Herald 1939
Chicago-jig : Legend of the Indian Paradise / written, illustrated and published in the United States by John C. Wright (Little Crane) Folklore, Poetry Adult Alma, Mich. : printed by Babcock & Babcock 1934
Chicago-Jig: The Authentic Indian Tradition of the Happy Hunting Ground Folklore, Poetry Adult Alma, Mich. : J.C. Wright 1934
The Great Myth Folklore, Michigan Adult Lansing, Michigan : The Michigan Education Company 1922
Northern Breezes Poetry Adult Harbor Springs, Mich. : J.C. Wright 1917
The Crooked Tree: Indian Legends and a Short History of the Little Traverse Bay Region Folklore, Michigan Adult Harbor Springs, Mich. : Matthew A. Erwin 1917
Stories of the Crooked Tree
- Stories and legends of L'Arbre Croche, an Ottawa Indian mission district in Emmet County, Michigan.
Folklore, Michigan Children Harbor Springs, Mich. : The Lakeside press 1915
Ella : a story of the white slave traffic Non Fiction Adult Harbor Springs, Mich. : Published privately by John C. Wright 1911
Lays of the lakes
- Poems and a play in 3 acts.
Drama, Poetry Adult Boston : Gorham Press 1911
Pe-tah-se-ga and Other Poems Michigan, Poetry Adult 1908
The Ottawan: : a short history of the villages and resorts surrounding Little Traverse Bay, and the Indian legends connected therewith
- Short history of the villages and resorts of the Little Traverse Bay area. It contains local Indian legends, and account of the Morman Kingdom on Beaver Island and a short description of Cross Village. "Little Traverse Bay souvenir."
Folklore, Michigan History Adult Lansing, Mich. : R. Smith & Co. 1895
What is the aim or goal of your writing: John Couchis Wright drew much of this material from tales from his childhood as told by his French-Indian grandmother.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) University of Chicago Chicago , IL 1965

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Author Harbor Springs, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1895-1939
Publisher Standard Harbor Springs, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent

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